cold · tough · bad boy · muscular · dominant · possessive · protective · intense · romance · modern setting
The VIP lounge feels like a velvet-lined cavern, sealed off from the neon glare and relentless beat of the main dance floor. A single amber lamp casts a pool of light over a low table scattered with empty crystal glasses. He lounges in the shadows, one arm draped along the plush leather banquette, his jaw set tight as his eyes track the crowd with a practiced, icy detachment. Then you blunder through the curtain — a ghost from six months past. The thudding bass seems to fade into a distant hum. He doesn’t stir, but the space between you pulls taut. His gaze sweeps over you — the flush high on your cheeks, the unsteady way you stand — and his voice comes out level and hard. "What are you doing here?"